Veyle

Veyle
River
The Veyle at Pont-de-Veyle
Country France
Tributaries
 - left Irance, Renon, distributary Petit Veyle
 - right Menthon, Bief de Pommier, Poches stream
Source Magenet pond
 - location Chalamont
 - elevation 306 m (1,004 ft)
 - coordinates 46°00′11″N 05°12′36″E / 46.00306°N 5.21000°E / 46.00306; 5.21000
Mouth Saône
 - elevation 170 m (558 ft)
 - coordinates 46°15′39″N 04°50′16″E / 46.26083°N 4.83778°E / 46.26083; 4.83778Coordinates: 46°15′39″N 04°50′16″E / 46.26083°N 4.83778°E / 46.26083; 4.83778
Length 66.9 km (42 mi)
Area 672 km2 (259 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 6.81 m3/s (240 cu ft/s)

The Veyle (French: la Veyle) is a 66.9 km (41.6 mi) long river in the Ain département, eastern France. Its source is in Chalamont. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône into which it flows between Grièges and Crottet, near Mâcon.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Notes

References

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